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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth  attends a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 02, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hegseth: Iran isn't another forever war

Garrett Owen

Recent U.S. strikes in Iran have split public opinion and Congress

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks  in Dallas on Dec. 19, 2025. (Omar Vega/Getty Images)

GOP meddling roils Texas Dem primary

Patrick Svitek, Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune

A super PAC supporting James Talarico is running ads online warning that the GOP is “boosting” Jasmine Crockett

Air strikes are continuing in Tehran and across Iran as part of the U.S. and Israel's military offensive against the Islamic Republic (Contributor/Getty Images)

Mainstream media rallies for war, again

Sophia Tesfaye

Why Donald Trump isn't bothering to make the case for war against Iran

Pictures provided by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files (Martin BUREAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Epstein files are conspiracy-pilling us

Andi Zeisler

The deliberately opaque releases and redactions are bringing America’s biggest conspiracy theories back

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The Trump administration's attacks on accurate history at Smithsonian museums have led some historians to practice "guerrilla teaching." (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Historians fight Trump policing the past

Chauncey DeVega

Attempts to reshape the Smithsonian reflect a broader campaign to control public memory and what Americans learn

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event to "Celebrate the Implementation of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans" at the Health and Human Services Headquarters on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

RFK Jr.'s glyphosate reversal

Garrett Owen

The herbicide has been called "a probable human carcinogen" associated with cancers, heart and liver disease

(Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Teachers stand between students and ICE

Nadra Nittle - The 19th

Teachers are driving students to school, delivering groceries and even paying rent to support vulnerable families

A law enforcement unit sits at the entrance to Buford's bar in downtown Austin. Three people are dead and 14 others hospitalized following a possible terrorist shooting. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

TX bar shooting raises terrorism fears

CK Smith

Authorities say they are reviewing possible ideological ties as victims mourn and the investigation expands

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Marisa Abela and Myha’la in "Industry" (Simon Ridgway/HBO)

In "Industry," queerness is capital

Coleman Spilde

The gripping HBO drama is gayer than ever, but don't expect its backstabbing characters to make a fuss about it

James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump  during the “Trump War Address” Cold Open on Saturday, February 28, 2026 (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)

"SNL" weighs in on Iran strikes

Alex Galbraith

The sketch show offered a rapid response to the U.S. attack on Iran

Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo on stage during the EE BAFTA Film Awards (Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

We’re arguing over the wrong words

Melanie McFarland

Assigning guilt over a slur yelled at the British Academy Film Awards ignores the real issues: impact and intent

A protestor displaying a portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on her clothes gestures during a demonstration against the US and Israel attack of Iran and the killing of the Supreme leader. The growing conflict sparks fears of regional war with explosions reported across the Middle East as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles. (OZAN KOSE / Getty Images)

Ayatollah killed, death toll climbs

CK Smith

Three American service members and hundreds of civilians are reported dead amid nonstop strikes and counterstrikes

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Three bowls of carrot and orange soup (Enrique Díaz / 7cero / Getty Images)

The tiny season we forget to eat

Ashlie D. Stevens

In the thaw between winter and spring, abundance gives way to overlap — and a different kind of beauty

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - AUGUST 28: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (C) speaks during a press conference at City Hall following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on August 28, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to Minneapolis Police, a gunman fired through the windows of the Annunciation Church at worshippers sitting in pews during a Catholic school Mass, killing two children and injuring at least 17 others. The gunman reportedly died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Omar to Mace: Stay off X if you're drunk

Alex Galbraith

The Minnesota representative responded to a bigoted post with a bit of advice

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on September 24, 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. The former president spoke to attendees on various plans including the tax code, U.S. manufacturing, and future economic opportunities if reelected a second term. Trump continues campaigning around the country ahead of the November 5 presidential election.  (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump is swift boating the midterms

Heather Digby Parton

POTUS is considering an executive order declaring a voting emergency. Its main instigator helped sink John Kerry

Mother-to-be (d3sign via Getty Images)

Trump's pro-birth agenda failing moms

Nicole Karlis

As the Trump admin urges folks to have more kids, new data shows early pregnancy care moving in the wrong direction

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to the press on Oct. 17, 2025. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Special elections spell trouble for GOP

Charlie Hunt - The Conversation

Results from the first 15 months of Trump's reign appear to spell very bad news for the Republicans

Donald Trump at Palm Beach International Airport, Feb. 27, 2026. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's Iran war, and the world's shame

Andrew O'Hehir

Trump's attack on Iran is an act of vanity and desperation, fueled by America's collective moral blindness

Americans react to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran as many Congressional members argue for a war powers vote to keep the White House in check. (Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images)

Congress to challenge Trump on Iran

CK Smith

Lawmakers demand war powers vote arguing the White House bypassed Congress in launching military action in Iran

Jon Cryer, Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy on set of "Pretty In Pink," 1986. (Paramount/Getty Images)

Justice for the "Pretty in Pink" women

Coleman Spilde

Forty years on, it's time to admit John Hughes' film is worse off for dulling Andie and Iona's shine

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Miss Piggy on “The Muppet Show” (Disney/Mitch Haaseth)

Everyone should live like Miss Piggy

Melanie McFarland

Celebrated in a culture that teaches girls to shrink themselves, Miss Piggy has long stood as a glittering rebuttal

Alan Cumming, host of the U.S. version of “The Traitors,” appears against a backdrop of plated smoked salmon, nodding to the show’s unexpected culinary cameo. (Photo illustration by Salon / NBCUniversal / Getty Images)

Salmon is the real Traitors power player

Francesca Giangiulio

On the cutthroat reality show, the players’ favorite breakfast harbors its own secrets

President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Pool photo by Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Judges: Trump is a threat to rule of law

Garrett Owen

Trump's attempts to impeach two federal judges draws outcry from legal experts

Iran strikes back after US-Israel missiles hit hundreds of sites within Iran. US-Israel allies in the region, like Bahrain (above), are now short-range targets for Iran's retaliation. (Anadolu / Getty Images)

US-Israel strike Iran for regime change

CK Smith

Trump urges Iranians to rise up as military action deepens regional instability

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